Wildcat Walkouts Idle 52,000 at Ford and GM Plants
Detroit reports show more than 52,000 idle workers at Ford and General Motors amid walkouts. Ford settled with the UAW on a three year plan while GM negotiates a new offer.
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Norman Walker
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Ford
UAW
General Motors
Rouge
Dearborn
Fisher
Pittsburgh
New Jersey
Southgate
Calif
John W. Livingston
Attendant Shot at Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Fergus Falls State Hospital attendant on guard duty for threats to the facility was shot in the face when he spotted a prowler. Marland Stewart, 39, fired at the suspect as he fled, injuring none. A posse searched the area. weather hampered tracking and no motive or description was obtained. The assailant threatened to blow up the hospital and kill the superintendent during late night calls.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Fergus Falls State Hospital
Marland Stewart
Stewart
Hoffmann
Supt. Patterson
Hoffman
Eisenhower Leaves West Point After June Graduation Exercises
President Eisenhower exits the U S Military Academy at West Point following the June week graduation. He wears a dark blue suit and light blue shirt and will not attend Austin Be Casual days Thursday through Saturday according to AP Wirephoto.
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Eisenhower
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Austin
Associated Press
United States
Trainmen Seek Pay Increase Across Rail Network
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen will ask the nation’s railroads for a $2.50 daily wage increase for its 215 000 members. W P Kennedy, president, announced after a wage committee meeting in Chicago. Notices to 300 railroads will go out June 16. The raise applies to all classifications under the union’s jurisdiction. Current wages range from $13 45 for passenger brakemen to $19 07 for footboard yardmasters. Kennedy cited national prosperity and fairness in sharing gains.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad
W. P. Kennedy
Brotherhood
Union
Kennedy
Will you be kind this week and not slam front door
A milk man finds a note in an empty bottle on his route asking residents to avoid slamming the front door while the writer is on vacation and can rise late. The note promises to resume slamming next week when the writer must get up anyway.
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Philadelphia
Train attack in Johore injures five policemen
Communist guerrillas blew up an armored train in Johore state last night injuring five policemen aboard.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Johore
Strike Closes Paper Firm in International Falls
About 1,300 CIO production workers at Minnesota and Ontario Paper Co strike after rejecting the firm’s latest offer by 500 to 171. The walkout halts production and AFL craft unions backing 600 workers vow to keep picket lines respected while 45 safety and maintenance staff may enter on passes. The CIO call cited the offer as inadequate though similar to what AFL accepted offering a four percent raise and extra vacation benefits.
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International Falls
Minn
CIO
Minnesota and
Ontario Paper Co
Lloyd Walls
International Woodworkers of America
Walls
AFL
West German Leaders Study Soviet Invitation
President Eisenhower voiced strong confidence in Chancellor Adenauer to navigate Western alliance ties with Soviet Russia. He called Moscow's invitation to West Germany logical and said Adenauer must decide its acceptance, praising Adenauer as a leading statesman. He also argued against adding antisegregation amendments to the manpower reserve bill and favored a limited Big Four summit duration to avoid Soviet propaganda.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Eisenhower
West Germany
Adenauer
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Western
Germany
Russia
Europe
Esenhower
Britain
France
Austin Bus Line Struggles After Fire With Limited Rentals
The Austin bus line, owned by five drivers, seeks to survive after a devastating Saturday fire. President Melvin Olson reports very tough odds as revenues barely cover $3 hourly rental for five school buses. They plan to salvage five of ten buses, send three damaged units to Minneapolis for repairs, and may cut unprofitable routes to endure.
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Austin
Melvin Olson
Olson
Minneapolis
Grand Forks
N.C
Steelworkers Extend Talks With Major Steelmakers
The United Steelworkers Union pushes for about 25 cents an hour higher wages for Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel and others as talks resume in Pittsburgh led by President David J. McDonald. Reopening clause limits demands to wages and excludes guaranteed annual pay.
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Pittsburgh
CIO United Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
USW
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Bethlehem
Republic
McDonald
Steele
U. S. Steel Corp
Kremlin invites Adenauer to Moscow sparks Bonn debate
Bonn leaders rush to weigh Russia's surprise invitation for Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to visit Moscow to discuss normalizing ties. Adenauer, 79, has opposed communism, but party leaders urge careful study and possible acceptance as Bundestag recess yields swift responses from Socialists and the governing coalition. Strauss notes no decision yet ahead of Adenauer's US trip.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Russia
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Kremlin
Paris
Adenauer
Bundestag
Franz Joseph Strauss
Strauss
United States
Eugen Gerstenmaier
Christian Democratic Party
Minnesota's Linac Atom Smasher Opens New Nuclear Field
The University of Minnesota activates the world's most powerful straight line atom smasher nicknamed Linac. Professor John H Williams leads the proton accelerator designed for 68 million electron volt energy, with initial operation at 10 and 40 million volts. The device sits on a riverbank ledge near the 10th Ave bridge, 100 feet long, 4 feet wide, accelerating ions to speeds up to 60,000 mph. Data will be processed in a two story lab next to the installation under a 1.8 million dollar contract with the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
John H. Williams
Williams
Linae
Atomic Energy Commission
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